Defensa y Justicia vs Racing Club Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 28 Apr 2025

We’re not anticipating that the net will be found too many times, with Under 2.5 Goals expected when Defensa y Justicia and Racing lock horns. This Total Goals prediction affords us attractive betting odds of -125.

Defensa y Justicia drew on the road in their last Primera División game. A 1-1 scoreline was played out against Huracán. Pablo De Muner's team recorded just 32% possession and had three shots on target, with Lucas Ferreira bagging the goal.

On Thursday night, Defensa lost 3-1 when visiting Ecuadorian LigaPro side Universidad Católica in the Copa Sudamericana.

Racing Club claimed a home victory in their previous league game. A 1-0 win against Central Córdoba made it three Primera División victories on the spin. The Avellaneda club enjoyed 56% possession and had seven shots on goal, with Bruno Zuculini on target late in the first half.

Last time out, Racing played out a 1-1 draw on the road against Chilean Primera División outfit Colo-Colo in the Copa Libertadores.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Racing have gone unbeaten in their past three meetings with Defensa. Their last clash saw Racing land a 4-3 home win. The past 6 H2H matches have included four draws along with a win each for Defensa and Racing.

Primera División		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
6	Defensa Justicia	4	2	2	0	4	2	2	4:2	8
25	Racing Club	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	5:8	3

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Defensa have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 0.7 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 8.9 attempts. El Halcón have averaged 50.7% possession and 4.1 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.4 goals from 5.2 shots on goal, 11.7 attempts and 4.4 corners.

Top scorer Juan Miritello has found the net 3 times, with Lucas Ferreira, Abiel Osorio, Gaston Togni and Gaston Togni getting 1 goals each. Alexis Soto is the top assists maker on 2.

Racing have won 4, lost 5 and drawn 1, averaging 10.6 attempts, 4.5 shots on goal and 1.4 goals. Gustavo Costas' side average 51.3% possession, 5.5 corners in their favour and 4.2 corners against, while 1.2 goals have been conceded from 4.7 shots on goal and 11.3 attempts.

Adrian Martinez got 5 goals, Santiago Solari notched 2, while Bruno Zuculini and two other players scored 1. Look no further than Gaston Martirena for the top assist maker (3) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Defensa y Justicia confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Enrique Bologna (GK), Ezequiel Cannavo, Emanuel Aguilera, Rafael Delgado, Damian Perez, Lucas Gonzalez, Kevin Gutierrez, Cesar Perez, Francisco Gonzalez, Abiel Osorio, Gaston Togni.

Racing Club confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Gabriel Arias (GK), Marco Di Cesare, Santiago Sosa, Nazareno Colombo, Facundo Mura, Juan Ignacio Nardoni, Agustin Almendra, Gabriel Rojas, Luciano Dario Vietto, Adrian Balboa, Maximiliano Salas.

Defensa y Justicia vs Racing Club Prediction & Betting Tips

The stats suggest that we’ll see a low-scoring Primera División encounter, with a combined goal count of two or less looking the way forward. Land odds of -125 for Under 2.5 Goals.

The team at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest injuries and suspensions and the form guide also informs our football picks. This data is combined with the latest stats.

Key Defensa y Justicia vs Racing Club league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Defensa games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 20 Defensa games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Defensa games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 14 of the last 20 Racing games on the road.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Racing games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Racing games.

The bookies make it a 55.6% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Taking all factors into consideration, our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

If you want to secure bigger odds, then there’s an opportunity to select Under 2.5 Goals along with one of the teams to win. This is available through the Result & Total Goals market.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Defensa 1 - 1 Racing

When it comes to the correct score, we’re going to take a chance on a 1-1 outcome. We’ll go for the +480 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Gastón Togni to Score +290

Gastón Togni (Defensa) has scored three goals in his past four Primera Division matches on home soil. There are odds of +290 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

Latest Gastón Togni Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+380

First

+700

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Corners Prediction

Defensa Under 4.5 Corners -138

Defensa have not covered the 4.5 corners line in five consecutive games, with Racing conceding under 4.5 corners in their past four matches. We recommend backing the -138 that Defensa aren’t able to cover the line, with this Team Corners wager hopefully providing a return.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Defensa

Total

8.50 4.10 4.40

Home

8.30 4.10 4.20

Away

9.60 4.90 4.70

Racing

Total

9.70 5.50 4.20

Home

11.50 7.50 4.00

Away

9.30 4.60 4.70

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-110

Under 9.5

-128

Defensa Corners

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-175

Racing Corners

Over 5.5

+108

Under 5.5

-154

Most Corners

1

+150

X

+550

2

-154

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Defensa y Justicia vs Racing Club Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With a 50% chance of winning, Racing Club are favourites to win this Primera Division match and they’re available at betting odds of -100 with the bookies. At +270, Defensa y Justicia are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price.

You can find hundreds of markets for every Primera División match, with the leading football betting sites creating lots of different options. Check out the pre-game and In-Play selections before placing your bets.

Full-Time Result

1

+270

X

+230

2

-100

Half-Time Result

1

+310

X

+107

2

+165

Double Chance

1X

-130

12

-313

X2

-370

Draw No Bet

1

+150

2

-233

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.5

-130

2 Hcp -0.5

-102

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-156

Over 2.5

+120

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-110

No

-130

Adrián Martínez is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +280. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Adrián Martínez (Racing)

First

+130

Anytime

+280

Luciano Vietto (Racing)

First

+215

Anytime

+430

Adrián Balboa (Racing)

First

+240

Anytime

+480

Abiel Osorio (Defensa)

First

+295

Anytime

+600

Maximiliano Salas (Racing)

First

+330

Anytime

+600

Santiago Solari (Racing)

First

+330

Anytime

+650

Gastón Togni (Defensa)

First

+380

Anytime

+700

David Barbona (Defensa)

First

+380

Anytime

+700

Matias Sosa (Defensa)

First

+410

Anytime

+800

Juan Miritello (Defensa)

First

+410

Anytime

+800

Matías Ramírez (Defensa)

First

+480

Anytime

+900

Adrián Fernández (Racing)

First

+480

Anytime

+1000

Agustín Hausch (Defensa)

First

+575

Anytime

+1100

Richard (1996) Sanchez (Racing)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Aaron Molinas (Defensa)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Agustín Almendra (Racing)

First

+600

Anytime

+1200

Martín Barrios (Racing)

First

+600

Anytime

+1200

Ignacio Rodríguez (Racing)

First

+650

Anytime

+1300

Kevin Gutiérrez (Defensa)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Francisco Gonzalez (Defensa)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Nicolas Palavecino (Defensa)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Gastón Martirena (Racing)

First

+700

Anytime

+1500

Gabriel Rojas (Racing)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Juan Ignacio Nardoni (Racing)

First

+800

Anytime

+1500

César Pérez (Defensa)

First

+800

Anytime

+1600

Benjamín Schamine (Defensa)

First

+800

Anytime

+1600

Lucas Nahuel González (Defensa)

First

+850

Anytime

+1600

Emanuel Aguilera (Defensa)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Santiago Sosa (Racing)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Bruno Zuculini (Racing)

First

+900

Anytime

+1700

Defensa y Justicia vs Racing Club Lineups & Team News

Our Defensa vs Racing team news will highlight the injuries for both squads, with the lineups giving you a helping hand with your bets.

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